compulsory services (such as military draft or social services). Our analysis identifies a so far ignored dynamic cost arising … suggest that eliminating the draft could produce considerable dynamic gains, both in terms of GDP and lifetime utility. …

. Keywords: Conscription; Draft; Time Allocation; Distortionary Taxation; Computable General Equilibrium Models JEL Codes: H20, H … compulsory services (such as military draft or social services). Our analysis identifies a so far ignored dynamic cost arising … suggest that eliminating the draft could produce considerable dynamic gains, both in terms of GDP and lifetime utility …

compulsory services (such as military draft or social services). Our analysis identifies a so far ignored dynamic cost arising … suggest that eliminating the draft could produce considerable dynamic gains, both in terms of GDP and lifetime utility. …

We study the efficiency and distributional consequences of establishing and abolishing the draft in a dynamic model … constraints. The introduction of the draft initially benefits the older generation while harming the young and all future … of the draft would harm the old. The intergenerational incidence of the gains and losses from its introduction and …

We study the efficiency and distributional consequences of establishing and abolishing the draft in a dynamic model … constraints. The introduction of the draft initially benefits the older generation while harming the young and all future … of the draft would harm the old. The intergenerational incidence of the gains and losses from its introduction and …

We study the efficiency and distributional consequences of establishing and abolishing the draft in a dynamic model … constraints. The introduction of the draft initially benefits the older generation while harming the young and all future … of the draft would harm the old. The intergenerational incidence of the gains and losses from its introduction and …

We study the efficiency and distributional consequences of establishing and abolishing the draft in a dynamic model … constraints. The introduction of the draft initially benefits the older generation while harming the young and all future … of the draft would harm the old. The intergenerational incidence of the gains and losses from its introduction and …

Economic theory predicts that military conscription is associated with static inefficiencies as well as with dynamic … and growth rates should be lower in countries that rely on a military draft to recruit their army personnel. For OECD … countries, we show that military conscription indeed has a statistically significantly negative impact on economic performance. …

Economic theory predicts that military conscription is associated with static inefficiencies as well as with dynamic … and growth rates should be lower in countries that rely on a military draft to recruit their army personnel. For OECD … countries, we show that military conscription indeed has a statistically significantly negative impact on economic performance …

Economic theory predicts that military conscription is associated with static inefficiencies as well as with dynamic … and growth rates should be lower in countries that rely on a military draft to recruit their army personnel. For OECD … countries, we show that military conscription indeed has a statistically significantly negative impact on economic performance …